“The GoFast 2014 rocket officially set a new world record on July 14, 2014 as the highest and fastest amateur rocket ever launched into space.”
Amazing.
Caution: spinning. No but really, lots of spinning.

This is part of a series of videos depicting “kawaii” cuisine, except unlike the vast majority of other videos, this guy is actually cooking real food.
See also (if you want) Mini Food Yakitori.
A little insane, but fascinating.

“February 11, 2015 marks five years in space for NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory, which provides incredibly detailed images of the whole sun 24 hours a day.”
It goes by faster than you expect.
Some really astonishing footage of our Sun.

“Liquid Slam’s ad campaign for their ‘Big Game’ line of snacks and sugary beverages was pulled almost immediately.”
This is another Adult Swim fake commercial / infomercial. (And therefore a little NSFW)
These are really inventive (to me.)

“This footage comes from some shots I did while shooting 4K and 8K timelapses in Rio De Janeiro for a major electronics manufacturer. Each shot is comprised of hundreds individual still images, each weighing in at a whopping 80 megapixels.”
It’s pretty sweet looking, no question.

“McCartney and McLennan pit the latest kitchen appliance moneysuck, the Thermomix, against traditional cooking methods, in a food intolerant-friendly ‘Risotto-Off’. But what method will create the most delicious risotto? And is ‘delicious risotto’ a contradiction in terms?”
This one of the more bat-shit insane things I’ve seen on YouTube lately. Well done!

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I’m struck by just how quiet the place is. It’s kind of meditative. If you watch to the end, YouTube will recommend other high-precision automotive assembly lines including BMW motorcycle engine assembly. It sounds dull on the surface but I find it fascinating.

“Burlington, Vermont luthier, Creston Lea, builds hand-made electric guitars and basses in a classic American style. This film explores Lea’s particular design aesthetic and place in the boutique electric instrument world, as well as his long-time collaboration with artist, Sarah Ryan.”
Beautiful.

“For ten years, Sheldon Nadelman took thousands of black and white photographs while bartending at the Terminal Bar, Times Square’s most notorious watering hole of the 1970s.”
Termed “the Roughest bar in New York”, there are some pretty tough stories here. A good little find.
Sent in by Trevor T.

“Inspired by the highly-anticipated action survival game, Dying Light, this Real-Life Parkour video puts you in the POV of a runner and takes you on a frantic escape from zombies through the rooftops of Cambridge, UK.”
Possibly not for the faint of heart when it comes to heights. Otherwise very cool.

“The Dolly Zoom is a camera shot made famous in Alfred Hitchcock’s VERTIGO (1958). It was invented by cameraman Irmin Roberts to visually convey the feeling of agoraphobia by zooming in with the lens while simultaneously dollying backwards the entire camera…or vice versa.”
This is a cool little collection of some of these iconic shots.

“If you’re reading this, you probably take the Internet for granted. It’s on your phone and in your home. But some 75 million Americans aren’t so lucky: They’re completely off the digital grid.”
In 2015 this is kind of startling.

“The City of Chicago becomes a light show to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach.Toccata and fugue in D-minor.”
I suppose anything becomes more dramatic with this music behind it. Chicago is beautiful though…

“Simultaneously experience every episode from Season 1 of the sitcom ‘Friends’.”
And it’s only 22 minutes long.
Jarring, to say the least. Can you pick out any individual moments here?
Making the rounds.